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Dec. 4, 1928. Re; 17,152

' H. P. GROSSMAN CORN SHREDDER AND HUSKER Original Filed Feb. 18, 1927 I Reissued'lDec, 4, 92a.

UNITED "STATES;

I H -Re 11,152 PAT ENT oericn.

PETER GROSSMAN, OF BOONVILLE, INDIANA, ASSIGNOB' TO INTERNATIONAL -HABVES'I'EIE COMPANY, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF NEW'JEBSEY.

- 001m snnnnnnn enn rrusznm origin'ai No. 1,e2's,4e1, dated llay 10, 1927, Serial No. 169,301, u e February is, was Application mreissue filed May 12, 1928. Seri'alNo. 277,347.

' This invention relates to machines for shredding and husking corn.

The object oftheinvention is to provide a machine ofthis character which will be provided with improved means for severing theears from the stalks, feeding the stalks and" leaves tothe shredder, and preventing cl'oggin during the feeding operation; husking or s licking the ears'by improved means which will insure that no ears which have failed to be shucked shall pass to the final delivering conveyor; also, to provide an imv proved arrangement of'oonveyor and screen for collecting ,,any corn which has been shelled and, to provide a booster fan ar-' ranged novel relationship to the usual stacking fan and to the lower part ofthe machine whereby it will boost or supplement the action of themainfan and will also keep the d v lower part of the machine free from refuse- Other objectsof the invention will appear from the following description; the novel i'eatures'and combinations are set forth in the appended claims. y In the accompanying drawings:

Figure lies a side elevation of the complete.

machineu certain parts being, broken away,

, the, di-fierent drives being omitted for the I sake of cl'earness; and

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the, improved shucki ng or husking rollers and tdrump 1 being supported by the usualwheels 2. The

ing fanynot-shown, ha ers y r 1 r The final or delivering apron, or conveyor, which takes off the hushed ears is shown at figbeing carried by a suitable frame 6 pivot is contained within the ed at T and adapted to be raised and lowered I a cable 8, operated in any suitable manner.

The operator stands on a platform carried by'the frame 1 and throws or places the .corn' on the endless apron or conveyor 9 which delivers thecorn to the severing rollers 10. The rollers 10 are ribbedor corrugated in anysuitable manner in the direction oftheir length, so that they will firmly grasp the corn stalks and squeeze'ofi' the ears, the latter, however, being still encased in their husks or shucks. I

To prevent clogging or congestion of the corn being fed bythe, apron- 9 to the rollers The frame of thelmachine'appears at 1,

apron 5. I

, a suitable sack.

necessary to agitate the mass of corn sothat' it will be properly fedto the rollers '10.

Located to the rear of the rollersl'O is the shredding or cutting drumv or cylinder 13, which hasthe usual knives 14 and revolves at] a high rate of speed. The stalks and leaves are cut up and shredded by the drum 13.

There provided a bar or divider 15"between' the rollerlO and the drum 13. This bar ,causesthe stalks to pass over it and it splits up the streams so that the leaves and stalks are thoroughly out n The shreddedstalks and leaves are suc ed by the fan land blown through the stack 3 tobe deposited at one side of the machine, in the usualmanner. v 1

Located below the conveyor 9 are inclined huskin or shucking rollers 16 which have teeth 1 There is a space 18"providedbetween the apron 9 and the, rollers 10 through which the ears that have been squeezed oil by therolle'rs 10 fall, passing on to the huskin [rollers 16;

o prevent the husking rollers from tearing up the ears, there-is provided between adjacent rollers 16, the'separators 18 running lengthwise of the rollers. i To prevent the ears frompassing from the husking rollers 16 before the 'husks or shucks have been removed, there is provided teeth 20, said blades being adapted to rotate above the separator strips 18. The drum beats back the ears so that they will be sub ject to the teeth17 fora sufiicient length of time to insure removal ofthe 'husks.

, The husked ears pass on to the delivery Located below the husking rollers 16 is an apron orconveyor 21 whose purpose 1s to carry rearwardly any shelledcorn which may have been removed from the ears by the-rollers 16L -The apron passes through a screen '22. 1 The shelled "corn finally. reaches the chute 23 which directs it to a trough 24 of the screen or conveyor 25 that feeds it laterally to the end of the trough, whence it is collected in Located beneath the apron 21 is a booster fan 26 operating in a shell 27 and be ng adapted to blow rearwardly of the mach1ne., This fan not only clears the lower part of the bination with rotary toothed husking roll- ;ers,.oi separator or guard strips located between. the adjacent rollers, and rotarily mounted beating blades operatingl over the respective separator or guard strips in the region of the delivery ends'of said rollers and adaptedto heat back the ears on the rollers.

3. In a corn shredder and husker, the combination with rollers for severing the ears fromthe stalks, a shredder, and husking rollers, of an endless conveyor located beneath the shredder and the husker, a stacking 'fan,

and a'booster fan, said conveyor catching the shredded material and also the droppings iromthe husker, said booster fan assisting in the stacking of the refuse and shredded material,'fa screen under which the endless conveyor passes, and means under the screen for collecting the shelled corn which may be dropped. e

4. A corn shredder and husker comprising, in combination, a plurality of pairs of horizontally arranged snapping rolls for removin cars of corn fromv corn stalks, a stalk reducer for acting upon the stalks after they have passed through the snapping rolls, and means interposed between the snapping rolls andthe reducer for maintaining the stalks in separate streams after they have passed I throulgh'the snapping rolls.

n acorn shredder and husker, the combination with snapping rollers for severing the ears from the stalks and a stalk reducer, of means positioned between the snapping rollers and the reducer for maintaining the stalks in separate streams while they pass from the snapping rollers to the reducer.

GPA corn machine comprising, in combination, a plurality of pairs of horizontally arr d snapping rolls for removing ears of com V cm corn stalks, a stalk reducer for acting upon the stalks after they have passed through the snapping rolls,ra horizontally positioned bar structure interposed between the snapping rolls and the reducer for maintaining the stalks in separate streams after they have passed through the snappingrolls.

7 In a corn handling machine, the combination with means for removing the ears of corn from the stalks and a stalk reducer, of a divider positioned betweenthe ear removing means and the reducer for maintaining the stalks in separate streams while they pass from said meansto the reducer.

'8. In acorn machine, the combination with rollers for severing the ears from the stalks, a stalk reducer and husking mechanism, of a conveyor located beneath the reducer and saidmechanism, a stacking fan, abooster fan, i

said conveyor catching material falling from the reducer and the husking mechanism, said booster fan assisting in the stacking of that material, a screen under which the conveyor passes, and means under the screen for collecting the shelled corn.

9. In a corn machine, the combination with husking rollers of fixedv separator strips located between adjacent rollers, and rotating retarders having arms carrying bristles operating over the respective separator strips to heat back the ears of corn.

10. In a'corn machine, the combination with rollers'for severing the ears from the stalks, a stalk reducer and husking mechanism, of a conveyor located beneath the reducer and said mechanism, a stacking fan, a booster fan, and a screen under which the conveyor passes.

11. Ina corn shredder and husker, the combination with rollers for severin the stalks from the ears, and a shredder, 0 means for dividingthe stalks while passing from the rollers to the shredder.

12. In a corn shredder and husker, the combination with rollers for severing the stalks from the ears, and a shredder, of means for dividing the stalks while passing from the rollers to the shredder, comprising a bar past which the stalks are fed by the rollers.

13. In a corn shredder and husker, the combination with rollers for severing stalks from the ears, of a shredder for acting on the severed stalks, means for feeding the corn to said rollers; and a rotary agitator and feed booster arranged to act on the corn being fed to the rollers.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature.

HERMAN PETER GROSSMAN. 

